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04 May 2024
Tracy Brabin re-elected as Mayor of West Yorkshire
Tracy Brabin has been re-elected as Mayor of West Yorkshire.
03 May 2024
New political make-up of Leeds City Council
03 May 2024
New exhibition brings the subject of death to life for museum visitors
A spectacular lion-shaped coffin is among the colourful and eye-catching objects from around the world helping museum goers in Leeds to think differently about death.
Leeds City Museum’s Living with Death exhibition, which opens today (May 3) features a remarkable array of objects spanning thousands of years of world history and tradition which all explore how different cultures experience death, dying, and bereavement.
01 May 2024
Billie’s looking smiles better thanks to historic hippo makeover
His friendly face and super-sized smile have made him a favourite fixture for visitors to Leeds Discovery Centre.
But as he approaches 100 years old, the decades have finally started to take their toll on much-loved Billie the hippo, who has begun to show some inevitable signs of wear and tear.
30 Apr 2024
Leeds voters encouraged to have their say in local and regional elections on Thursday
Polling day is Thursday 2 May
26 Apr 2024
Statement regarding Aire Street Workshops
Statement regarding the planned sale of the Aire Street Workshops building in Leeds city centre.
26 Apr 2024
'Plan ahead' message as city prepares for Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon
People in Leeds are being encouraged to plan ahead as the city limbers up for one of its biggest sporting and fundraising events of the year.
18 Apr 2024
Postal voters in Leeds asked to return packs early and be aware of new rules on handing in votes
Postal vote packs now being sent out ahead of May 2 elections
15 Apr 2024
Epic transatlantic journey to rediscover historic blast from the past
The American ancestor of a 19th century railway worker has rediscovered a fascinating family connection to a dramatic Leeds explosion with the help of the world’s oldest model locomotive.
Lisa Roger journeyed more than 5,000 miles from her home in Phoenix, Arizona to Leeds Industrial Museum to see the attraction’s remarkably detailed model of Salamanca, made by the city’s famed engineer Matthew Murray.
15 Apr 2024
Secrets of city’s ancient Roman coffin to be revealed in new exhibition
An ancient lead coffin which lay buried in a Leeds field for more than 1,600 years is set to be revealed to the public for the first time.
The astonishing discovery, described by experts as a once-in-a-lifetime find, was made during excavation work by West Yorkshire Archaeological Services in a previously unknown site near Garforth.
05 Apr 2024
Candidates for Leeds City Council and Mayor of West Yorkshire elections announced
Voting taking place on Thursday 2 May